Last night I interviewed crime author Steve Cavanagh for the bite-sized interviews feature. Steve is a working Lawyer in Northern Ireland and has released his debut legal thriller, The Defence – reviewed Here – set in the US. I spoke to him about what it’s like working as a lawyer and writing about it, dipping…

The Defence by Steve Cavanagh Genre: Crime The truth has no place in a courtroom. The truth doesn’t matter in a trial. The only thing that matters is what the prosecution can prove. Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren’t that different. It’s been…

Today I had planned to write a Recently Read post, but due to the work I’ve been doing for the Shallow Waters release, I haven’t quite finished the book I was reading. In fact my reading speed has slowed somewhat over the past few weeks. I’m hoping to pick it up soon when I’ve done…

Today I’m pleased to welcome crime writer Steve Cavanagh into the First Draft hot seat. Steve is a practicing lawyer from Belfast (someday he might get the hang of it). His debut novel, The Defence, will be published by Orion Books on 26th March 2015. When you decide to write something new, what is the…